Interview with Toshio Yasumatsu

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dc.contributor.intervieweeYasumatsu, Toshio
dc.contributor.interviewerKodama-Nishimoto, Michiko
dc.coverage.spatialKapahulu, Oahu
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-05T20:52:34Z
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-25T23:05:21Z
dc.date.available2013-09-05T20:52:34Z
dc.date.available2015-03-25T23:05:21Z
dc.date.issued1985
dc.descriptionA Japanese man describes his native village; farming tobacco; childhood lessons and games; immigration to Hawaii; Waipahu plantation camp; and hapai ko (cane carrying). He and his wife Taka also talk about their marriage; Moana Hotel pantry work; work at Kapi'olani Clothes Cleaners; purchase of cleaners through tanomoshi (mutual finance association); new store building; effects of World War II on business, including lost opportunity to purchase land; 1946 tidal wave; Aloha Kai community group; and raising children in Waikiki.
dc.descriptionsugar plantation laborer, waiter, laundry worker, laundry owner; Japanese; male
dc.descriptionInterview conducted in Japanese (translation).
dc.description.sponsorshipState
dc.format.digitaloriginReformatted digital
dc.format.extent1 hr, 30 min
dc.format.extent26 pages
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/30443
dc.languageJapanese (translation)
dc.relation.ispartofDU629 .W44 W3 1988
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWaikiki, 1910 - 1985: Oral Histories
dc.source.local13-3-1-85 TR
dc.subjectBusiness
dc.subjectHotels and Restaurants
dc.subjectJapan
dc.subjectJapanese - Lifestyles
dc.subjectLand and Property
dc.titleInterview with Toshio Yasumatsu
dc.typeInterview
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